US 8,429,263 B2 · File content distribution method, device, and system for an interactive network television system

Abstract

The present invention discloses file content distribution method, device and system, wherein, the method includes: a content preparing means selecting one or more content location and distribution global controlling means, and sending a file content distributing requests to the selected content location and distribution global controlling means; after receiving the file content distributing request, the content location and distribution global controlling means selecting one or more content delivery and storage controlling means according to a predetermined distributing strategy, and transmitting the file content distributing requests to the selected content delivery and storage controlling means; after receiving the file content distributing request, the content delivery and storage controlling means selecting one or more content delivering and storing means according to the predetermined distributing strategy, and transmitting the file content distributing request to the selected content delivering and storing means; and after receiving the file content distributing request, the content delivering and storing means establishing a link to the content preparing means and distributing file content.

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A file content distribution method, applied in mutual interaction between the means in an interactive network television system including content preparing means, content location and distribution global controlling means, content delivery and storage controlling means and content delivering and storing means to complete the distribution of file content, including the following steps:

step 1, the content preparing means selecting one or more content location and distribution global controlling means, and sending a file content distributing request to the selected one or more content location and distribution global controlling means;
step 2, after receiving the file content distributing request, the content location and distribution global controlling means selecting one or more content delivery and storage controlling means according to a predetermined distributing strategy, and transmitting the file content distributing request to the selected one or more content delivery and storage controlling means;
step 3, after receiving the file content distributing request, the content delivery and storage controlling means selecting one or more content delivering and storing means according to the predetermined distributing strategy, and transmitting the file content distributing request to the selected one or more content delivering and storing means;
and
step 4, after receiving the file content distributing request, the one or more content delivering and storing means establishing a link to the content preparing means and distributing a file content;
step 5, determining whether there is a content distributing and managing unit in the content preparing means wherein when it is determined that there is not the content distributing and managing unit in the content preparing means, the method further includes:
the content distributing and managing unit inquiring about the file content that needs to be distributed;
and
the content distributing and managing unit sending the file content as inquired about to the content preparing means,
wherein, the mode that the content distributing and managing unit inquiring about the file content that needs to be distributed at least includes:
automatically inquiring about a timing task;
step 6, when it is determined that there is the content distributing and managing unit in the content preparing means, the method further includes:
the content preparing means inquiring about the file content that needs to be distributed;
wherein, the mode that the content preparing means inquiring about the file content that needs to be distributed at least includes:
automatically inquiring about a timing task.

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A file content distribution device, including:

at least one content preparing means, at least one content location and distribution global controlling means, at least one content delivery and storage controlling means, and at least one content delivering and storing means, wherein,
the content preparing means, configured to select one or more content location and distribution global controlling means from the at least one content location and distribution global controlling means, and send file content distributing requests to the selected content location and distribution global controlling means;
the selected one or more content location and distribution global controlling means, configured to select, after receiving the file content distributing requests, one or more content delivery and storage controlling means according to a predetermined distributing strategy, and transmit the file content distributing requests to the selected content delivery and storage controlling means, wherein the predetermined distributing strategy includes performing distribution according to load state information;
the selected one or more content delivery and storage controlling means, configured to select, after receiving the file content distributing requests, one or more content delivering and storing means according to the predetermined distributing strategy, and transmit the file content distributing requests to the selected content delivering and storing means;
and
the selected one or more content delivering and storing means, configured to establish, after receiving the file content distributing requests, a link to the content preparing means and distribute the file content.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Description8,883 words

Summary2,730 words

#The present invention relates to an interactive network television system, and more specifically, to a file content distribution method, device and system for a broadband network or Next Generation Network.

#With the development of Interactive Network Television system (IPTV system) technology and the increase of the number of users, it is required a higher performance and reliability to the system, especially to the content delivery module of the interactive network, whose function and interaction with other system modules are important research topics. To improve user experience, the main functions of respective modules need to be made as clear as possible, and the interactions between respective parts in the system need to be reduced, which requires a more simple and reliable architecture of content distribution system and service process.

#Currently, the IPTV technology is still at the development stage, for IPTV products of various companies, orientations of various subsystems (mainly including an IPTV terminal means, an IPTV application means, a content delivery means, a managing means, and etc.) in the IPTV system and the definitions of the logic relationship between their interfaces are not clear. Currently there has not been a mature solution for realizing an interactive network television service under Next Generation Network (NGN for short) architecture, IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS for short) architecture or non NGN architecture.

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#The accompanying drawings herein are used to provide further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the present application. The accompanying drawings are used to explain the present invention together with the embodiment of the present invention and shall not be construed as limitations on the same. In the accompanying drawings:

#FIG. 1 illustrates the principle of distribution of the content delivery system of the interactive network television according to the embodiment of the present invention;

#FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the file content distribution method according to the embodiment of the present invention;

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#Functional Overview

#The main idea of the present invention is to complete distribution of a file content through interactions between various means in an IPTV system, and in the embodiments of the present invention, the means in the IPTV system include: content preparing means, content location and distribution global controlling means, content delivery and storage controlling means and content delivering and storing means. The technical solutions of the present invention are applicable to IPTV systems of various network architectures, have fine expandability and can improve the core competence of the IPTV system.

#Preferable embodiments of the present invention will be described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and it shall be understood that the preferable embodiments herein are just used to describe and explain the present invention and shall not be construed as limitations on the present invention. In case of no conflict, the embodiments of the present invention and the features in the embodiments can be mutually combined.

Facts

Application

12/811,563Filed 31 Dec 2008

Priority

CN 2008 1 00000853 Jan 2008

Published

US 2010/0293585 A118 Nov 2010

Granted

23 Apr 2013

Term ends

4 Jan 2030

Estimated · how

20 years from earliest known nonprovisional domestic filing plus recorded patent term adjustment, including 369 days of adjustment. Maintenance-fee lapses, terminal disclaimers and statutory extensions have not been checked. The continuity chain may be incomplete; this is not an enforceability determination.

Classification11 codes

H04L 67/1008
Server selection for load balancing: based on parameters of servers, e.g. available memory or workload
H04L 65/612
For supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio: for unicast
H04L 65/80
Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication: responding to QoS
H04L 67/1021
Server selection for load balancing: based on client or server locations

Timeline

3 Jan 2008Priority claimedCN 2008 1 0000085
31 Dec 2008Application filedUS 12/811,563
2 Jul 2010Assigned to Zte Corporationassignment of assignor's interest
18 Nov 2010PublishedUS 2010/0293585 A1
23 Apr 2013GrantedUS 8,429,263 B2
12 Oct 2026TodayWithin its term
4 Jan 2030Term endsEstimated, includes 369 days of adjustment

File content distribution method, device, and system for an interactive network television system

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